[He is going to be grabbing her hands, holding them in the space between them, closing his eyes.]

Once I have it set up, conversation and even touch is acceptable.

[He opens an eye.] To a certain extent. Flirting is off limits. [He closes his eye again.] I can do a dual focus. The advantage of knowing how to keep my fire from setting my surroundings on fire even as my whole body is expressing rage.

If I go silent, it will be because I need to focus again, more likely at the end.